{"product_id":"decoy-area-hook-type-vi-spic-ah-6-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","title":"DECOY - AREA HOOK TYPE VI SPIC AH-6 FISHING HOOK MADE IN JAPAN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoy AH-6 Area Hook Type VI \"Spic\" — Made In Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AH-6 Spic is the sixth pattern in Decoy's Area Hook series, the Japanese single hooks Katsuichi build for area trout — the managed still-water ponds where anglers work 1–3 g spoons for stocked rainbows, and where single hooks are usually a condition of fishing. Each pattern answers a different moment in a session, and the Spic answers the busiest one: straight after a release, when fresh fish compete for food and take without hesitation. In that window you do not strike fish; you need a hook that slides in cleanly and holds as the reel keeps turning. A narrow gape and long shank let it slip past the lips of a fish rushing at the spoon, and the geometry favours loading over striking, so it sets itself on the roll of the retrieve — roll hooking, setting by winding rather than lifting. The wire is flat-forged to raise hardness to its limit, finished in NS Black, and EX Fine: where a hook-set-focused pattern uses a delicate point backed by rigidity to convert one fish for certain, the Spic is balanced to stay sharp through a long session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarrow gape and long shank so the hook slides into the mouth of fast-feeding fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape favours roll hooking — the hook sets on the wind, not on a strike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEX Fine wire in a strength balance intended to withstand continuous use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat-forged to raise wire hardness to its limit; NS Black finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree sizes — #6, #8, #10 — twelve hooks per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAH-1, AH-5 And AH-6 — Which One To Tie On\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-1 Type I\u003c\/strong\u003e — the original and the all-rounder: a conventional round bend in #6, #8 and #10, black nickel. The default treble-to-single conversion, and the choice when nothing about the session is unusual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-5 Type V \"Kunai\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the angular pattern from the Yajima-type ayu hook: three corners and four straight lines instead of a curve, flat-forged, self-hooking. Sizes #4, #6 and #8, ten per pack. It runs larger because it targets bigger trout cruising the bottom layer on blind spooning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAH-6 Type VI \"Spic\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the fine-wire numbers hook: narrow gape, long shank, EX Fine, twelve per pack, #6 to #10. For active fish after a release, when the aim is a high hook-up rate over many casts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Rig It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRear hook on a spoon\u003c\/strong\u003e — Fit it to the tail split ring, point riding upward. Count the spoon down, then wind at the slowest speed that keeps the blade wobbling; the take registers as the rod loading, not as a knock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it roll-hook\u003c\/strong\u003e — Do not strike. Keep the rod low and keep winding through the take so the long shank draws the point into the corner of the mouth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFish the busy window\u003c\/strong\u003e — Use it in the hour after a stocking, and whenever fish compete in the upper layer. Change the count in two or three second steps until you find the level, then repeat it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize to the lure\u003c\/strong\u003e — #10 for the lightest micro spoons where hook mass changes the wobble, #8 as the general choice, #6 for larger spoons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTarget Species By Region\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoutheast Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — Managed trout ponds are rare here, so it serves as a single-hook conversion on micro spoons for hampala barb (sebarau), tilapia and small stream fish, and at catch-and-release ponds banning trebles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth America\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked rainbow, brook and brown trout in put-and-take ponds, plus crappie and panfish on micro spoons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJapan \u0026amp; East Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e — The home fishery: area trout on managed ponds, this pattern aimed at fish feeding hard after a release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia, Middle East \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e — Stocked rainbow and brown trout in Tasmania and Victoria; commercial trout fisheries in the UK, Germany and Italy; perch on small spoons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eQty Per Pack\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWire\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEX Fine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEX Fine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49913198\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEX Fine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNS Black\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e499131910\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel AH-6 Area Hook Type VI \"Spic\". Made in Japan by Katsuichi (Decoy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltralight area rod rated around 0.5–5 g with a soft tip that loads on the take\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2–4 lb nylon or fluorocarbon, or PE 0.2–0.4 with a fine leader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1–3 g spoons; match #10 to the lightest, #6 to larger blades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the AH-1 Type I for general work, the AH-5 Kunai for deep, slow fishing over big trout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Decoy","offers":[{"title":"#10","offer_id":47491497033899,"sku":"499131910","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#6","offer_id":47491497066667,"sku":"49913196","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"#8","offer_id":47491497099435,"sku":"49913198","price":3.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2644\/5716\/files\/941814_MAIN_DECOY_AH6.png?v=1784860748","url":"https:\/\/dcfishing.store\/en-my\/products\/decoy-area-hook-type-vi-spic-ah-6-fishing-hook-made-in-japan","provider":"DC FISHING STORE INTERNATIONAL ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}